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1. IN A MACHINE FOR HANDLING EGGS, A PLURALITY OF TRANSPORT ASSEMBLIES ADAPTED TO CARRY INDIVIDUAL EGGS, MEANS FOR ADVANCING SAID TRANSPORT ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN AN EGG PICKUP STATION AND AN EGG DISCHARGE STATION, EACH OF SAID TRANSPORT ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A MOUNTING BLOCK, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID BLOCK FOR MOVEMENT LATERALLY OF THE PATH OF ADVANCEMENT, SPRING MEANS YIELDABLY URGING SAID BLOCK IN ONE DIRECTION, A SELECTRO SHAFT HAVING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED NOTCHES THEREIN MOUNTED IN SAID BLOCK, DETENT MEANS ENGAGING THE NOTCHES IN THE SHAFT TO RETAIN 